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Morris tribune., 1887-08-03
Monday, July, 25th, 1887.

| Monday, July, 25th, 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournmet
at o'clock P. NJ, all members
present.
Application Mrs. w. H. Miles for
correction of assessment and refund
ment ola corresponding portion of
1885 tax on lots 16 & II block 10 VIII.
of Morris was recommended.
Application of A. C. Satter, same
nature, lot II, block 8, Hancock, was
recommended.
Application of Rufus 2. Wells for
reduction OF assessment on Dragoo's
addition and N. w. a of S. E. d sec.
"a, town 125, II. AZ was laid oyer.
Application of Thomas Nelson for
correction and refundment taxes tor
years 1884, 'S5 and 1876, N. w. q sec.
Is, town, 124, r. 43 was recommended
Adjourned to Wednesday, July 9th
at / 80 o'clock p. NJ.
Wednesday, July 9th 1887
Board met at l 80 p. NJ. pursuant
to adjournment; all members present
On motion of Mr.. Dohlen, the raise
made by town of Framnas board of re-
view onIamounts ofpersonal property
assessments of A. o. Satter and o. A.
Bake was wholly reduced and on
that of X. J. Husevold reduced ono
half.
A reconsideration was taken of
disposition of application of Rufus
P. Wells for correction of assessment
and said application was recommen-
ded.
The following reductions on assess
ment of real estate for 1886 were
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03

Bicycle riders never come home
drunk on their bicycles. Is this a
temperance or a bicycle argument?
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03
Look For Them! Ask For Them!

The first time you are in drug
store, look for st. Patrick's Pills,
ask for them, buy them, they are
decidedly the most pleasant physic
and tho best family medicine ever
hrOupht into general uSa
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03

In pursuance of Sec. 48. Chap II,
gen. statutes, 1873, the board proceed
ed to levy county taxes for 1887,
based on following itemized estimate
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03

On motion of Mr.. Thorp, the levy
was made as follows:
General school purposes, one % mill
County revenue purposes five (5) mills
Interest I" six (6) mills
Poor one ID mill.
On a valuation eff 81, 849, 159 as near
as may be.
Adjourned to O'Clock P. M. We'd
nesday July 9th 1887.
Wednesday July 9th 1887
Board met at o'clock p. NJ. pursu-
antto adjournment: All members
present.
The following supplement report of
claims audited by finance committee
was accepted and said claims allowed
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03
Class l.

NAME OF DISTRICT. year - yearsI3 years
old. old. old.
Morris tribune., 1887-08-03
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
STEVENS COUNTY BANK,

At Morris, in the State of Minnesota, at the close
Of business on the 18th day Of July, 1887.
nEsOURCEs.
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believe that this interest parrakes of curiosity,
or hss anything TO do with the pride of England
to have the best navy in the world would
not have quoted unnamed person TO TINS ex-
tent had / not known the intelligence or the
speaker and found the same sentiment IN num-
Der of quarters IN London.
Several times in England observed TO ad-
miuistration men that as conquest seemed to
be the princIpa. ambition of their country,
surely they would fight to the death for their
hold on Canada; and in substantiatIon or my
supposition cited the sermon of the Rt Rev.
Cannon Farrar the Queens spiritual spoLsor,
on the Sunday following the jubilee of the ff-
tieth anniversary OF her reign. / heard the
sermon and noted the earnestness and pride
with hch certain portions of the compilation.
which was a review of the accomplish ments OF
the administration during the past half century,
were uttered. There was very noticeable
elaboration of the eonQnests made. One by one,
the countries which, through physical weak
cited, closing with the statement that. beginning
with scarcely more than thirty million subjects
the Queen had now more than three hundred
millions of tribute-paying people.
One gentleman, who has a potent influence in
Parliament, and who supports the politics OF the
Qneen, denied that any longer there was desire
for CONQUEST. and held that the word conquest"
was misnomer, improper term; that it
was not gain. but civilization, that England
wanted now and always wanted. And yet he
held as did the other administration men
talked TO, that England would protest against
the annexation of Canada 20 America. and if the
protest could be put upon such grounds as to Sc
cure united support from home, would fight
against annexation.
England just at this time is not talking so
pugilisticay she usually does She has
surplus the bank worth speaking of, and Is
sadly in debt. Ii tn o Queen was under the sod
and her heir to the throne the Prince of Wales.
was 1t the helm, it might be different. for the
one is opposed TO war aud only wants her saary
Of about quarter million a year. while the
other has more ambition, is pugnacious and less
avaricious. England at present is undergoing
mild sort of decay. Fer industries are not as
thrifty they were There is little capital
seeking home investment. and things generally
are at q stand-still. p. S. H.
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The T., c. 6 St. L. Litigation.


The Bradford case came up at Marion Satur
day, before Judge ST. John. q demurrer to the
defendants answer. In their answer. the defend
ants, as to their title to the railroad of the
Frankfort. st. Louis & Toledo Railroad Com
pany. state substantially the facts that are
stated in the complaint, but in addition, they
aver that Bradford participated in the stock
holders meeting that reduced the number Of
directors to five. and in the meeting that rati-
fed the articles of consolidation that
adopted by the FIVE directors. and as q conclu-
sion, say that Bradford If estopped to deny the
validity OF The consolidation. The demurrer
was argued by Messrs. Woolen and Henry for
Bradford and for the defendants briefed by
Messrs. Mcdonald and Butler, and argued by
s. o. Bayless Bradford, in his complaint,
AYERS that he gave defendants. at the time of
their purchase, notice of the invalidity
of the consolidation of the IT., c. &
St. L., and that he would contest it;
and this is not denied in the answer. This be-
ing so. it was argued for Bradford that since he
did not staEd by aud. in silence. allow the de-
PENDANTS to purchase tho property, and since he
bad not done or said anything upon which the
defendants had a right to rely. and since they
were warned that the consolidation was illegal
and that their title would be contested if they
bought the property, the doctrine of equita-
BILE estoppel did not apply, and that the answer
was not good defense to Bradfords complaint.
The ruling upon this demurrer is regarded by
case, and consequently will be looked for with
good deal of anxiety. Judge St John took the
matter under advisemeE., and will probably an
nounce his ruling early in January
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Neat Trick of irish sympa,hizers.

CAMDEN, N j.. Nov. 28-Messrs. w r.
Creuer and HALEY Stewart, of the delegation
from the British Parliament international
arbitration, delivered addresses here tonight.
Before the meeting haf proceeded far it ap-
parent that two-thirds of tn present were
Irish So n pathizers, and when the usual resou-
tons were read. tho following was offered and
adopted, along with the others:
Resolved. That earnestly urge that the princi-
pies of arbitration be adopte by ENGLAND in the
Element of the difficulties between that country and
down-trodden ireland. believing. as we do, that the
method Wi. result in = speedy correction of the
shameful abuses that being heaped dsfenssless
Irish under of the ubiquitous coercion
law
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Freight Traffic Failing Off.

The train records of the week ending the Goth
show that with every road centering here there
was more or less decrease in business. With
some it was quite marked. An examination of
the records shows that 400 fewer cars arrived
and departed at this point than in the week end
ing Nov. 19, but as compared with preceding
years the exhibit is more favorable, the roads
this year handling 761 more loaded cars than In
the corresponding week of 1886, and 237 more
than in 1885. The decrease last week, as com
pared with that of the week preceding was in
some measure due to the light movement on
Thanksgiving day. Then tb heavy rains of
Friday and Saturday checked the loading of
was q lighter movement OF express BUSINESS
while there was some impr vement in shipments
of grain to interior points. Livestock traffic
FELL some 100 cars below th at of the week pre-
ceding. West-bound the shipments of high-class
frelghts IS on the increase. while those of the
lower class are falling off. unless it be
thracite coal. AS cars become more plenty east
shipments of coal are the increase, and of
coke well. Traffic over the north-and-sou
roads has dropped off considerably; that is, of
a through character. Local business with all
lines is heavy and will be until after the holi-
days. There is good movement of live stock
and large movement of Indiana and Ohio
Goals. Hogs are coming to this market from
many points which have heretofore shipped
else where, and the shipment of hogs to the
portaut figure. Below is given the number of
cars received and forwarded at this point in the
week ending Nov. &c. as compared with the cor
responding weeks 1886 and 1885:
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CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-Ths City Council tonight,
by an almost unanimous vote, adopted resolu-
tions requesting the Mayor to write the At
tornsy-Geueral of the State asking him to file q
ouo warranto for the purpose of FORGETTING the
charter of the Chicago Gas Trust The forfeit
city WAS also demanded each of them being
now controlled by the trust. Tl.e law depart
ment of the city instructed to give ell in
formation and aid possible in prosecuting the
quo varranto. The resolutions denounce the
action of the trust in advancing the price of gas
% per cent, and declare that the QUO warranto
is necessary notice to all desiring TO im-
tate the example of the originators OF this trust,
that monopoies will 1ot be permitted to exist
under a republican form or government"
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Miners Offered Work.

HAzLEToN, Pa, Nov. 2S-To-night A Pardee
6 Co. issued notice that they desired to OF
crate one or more of their mines, and that all
who desired work should leave their names at
the firms pay Office, and when enough have
done SO warrant it notice will be given them
when work will be started. AS yet. no great
number of men have applied for work. but it is
the general opinion that before many days
enough will make application to enable tine firm
to run several breakers 1t is the prevailing
opinion that the strike is about over, especially
SO If verv great number of Pardee & Co. s
former employees return to work. The Knights
of Labor, however stoutly assert that they will
not yield from their previous demands and inst
how matters will turn out il is hard to con-
iacf nra
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Name of Road.

Reduction in Live-stos < Rates.
Until yesterday the general freight agents of
Indianapolis roads were of the opinion that the
rate on live stock between roads hauling the
stock from Chicago to Eastern markets would
be confined to Chicago. but Chairman Blanchard
notified the agents yesterday at this point, tina.
the war had reached such a stage that it would
bs necessary for Indianapolis roads to reduce
east-bound rates unless they were willing TO lose
their business, as the tide from the southwest
was turning liz fasor of Chicago lines; and, at
his suggestion, the representatives of the roads
carrying the live stock East met the Office of
the local committee of the Central Traffic Asso-
citation, and after two hours dis
cusiop, voted to place the rates
from indianapolis TO the Eastern markets
on the Chicago basis. The Peunsvlvania and
the Lake Erie q Western voted against making
the reduction while the Bee-line the l., 3, &
W. and the c.. a 81 ID. voted in favor The
Psnnsylvania and the L. E 81 w. will draw lat
of the market SO long the present low rates
prevail, asserting that they their cars. to
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Insurance Laws to he Tested

New ORLEANS, Nov. 2S.-A special from
Jackson to tho Picayuns saws: An adjuster for
the Sun Mutual Insurance Company, of New
Orleans. against whom judgment was affirmed
in the Supreme Court last Monday, sued out a
writ OF error to the United States Supreme
Court to-day test the constitutionality of the
Mississippi insurance laws in far as they es-
say TO prohibit adjustments here under policies
issued in other States citizens OF other States
owning property IN this State. the company is
suing the policies not having complied with the
Mississippi law. To sustain this appeal it is
said the Supreme Court will have to overrule
the celebrated case of Paul Vs. Virginia, report
ed in Wallace.
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ST. John win Not Run for President.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S -Ex-Gov. John P. st.
John, of Kansas, is the city for the purpose
OF attending meeting of the national commit
tee of the Prohibition party to be held next
week The meeting Is called to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the chairman, Hon. j. B.
Finch, and to fix time and place for nold ing the
next national convention.
shall You again be q candidate for Presi-
dentl' he asked.
mo, sir: emphatically no. Under circum-
stances will | allow nv name tn 60 before the
convention. and it is too early yet to tell You
from where we may choose our standard
bearer
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better advantage than in hauling stock at such
low rates. The reductions made by the Chicago
roads since the rate war was inaugurated amount
10 rSelve cents per 100 pounds. Ia the begin
ming some of the trunk lines, It il stated, were
disposed, when the rate had been cut TO I'M
prontaole basis, to relinQuish the traffic entirely
to the Chicago & Grand Trunk road. which
commenced the fight. The objection 20 this was
that such action would furnish a basis at which
the shippers could determine the cost of carry
ing the business, and might interfere seriously
with any later advance when the rate war is
nv
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The following preparation applied to the sur
face viii prevent any rust on plows or any
other metal surfaces; Melt one ounce of resin in
a gill of Enseed oil, and when hot mix with two
quarts of kerosene oil. This can be kept on
hand and applied in a moment with brush or
rag 10 the metal surface of any tool that is not
going to be used for few days. preventing any
rust, and saving much rexation when it is to be
used again.
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Strike of Havana Cigar-nrakers.

HAVANA. Nov. 2S--Ninety- five cigar factories
here shut down to-day, owing to the demands of
cigar makers for an increase in wages. A COM
mttee appointed by the manufacturers will is
sue circular orrow inviting the operatives
to name committee with view of col cilatiug
all interests involved. About twelve thousand
men are thrown ont of employment by the shut
down No disturbances are feared.
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A Strike That Failed

BUFFALO n. Y, Nov. 2S.-The strike at the
Union ship-yards in this city has been declared
off The demand of the strikers for the dis
charge OF six II on uniou men was refused and
the strikers returned to work without carrying
their mint
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A Cough, Gold or Sore Throat

Should not be neglected. BRowN's BRoNcHIAL
TRocHEs are simple remedy. and give prompt
relief. Is cts. box.
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WASHINGTON, Nov 2S.-All the witnesses ex-
amined before the Interstate commerce Com
mission to day in the Standard Oil cases had
been sworn and examined before, and their evil
dence was in great part, in explanation elab-
Grafton of that already brought out.
Mr.. Murray. the general freight agent of the
Iron Mountain & Missouri Pacific lines, gave
incidentally some interesting facts about cotton
seed oil. Ten years ago, he said. the only de-
mand for this product was from abroad. whence
it came back to US olive oil. The Inaugural
ton of the tank-car system of transporting
petroleum to the South afforded cheap means
of getting cotton-seed oil to the North in tank
cars which would otherwise return empty. and
the result has been the enormous development
of crude oil production all parts of the cotton
growing region Other witnesses had testified
generally that fully 90 per cent. of the tank
cars sent South came back filled either with
cotton-seed oil or turpentine. Mr. Murray said
that they sometimes have send
empty tanks South to bring back the cotton
seed oil. This material goes, Mr. Murray said,
to Northern re6neres, whence 1t comes to the
market lard and table oil. 1t would thus
to have given rise 10 manufacturing
industries in the North.
The evidence in the Standard Oil cases is now
all in. The complainant seems to have proved
conclusiveiy that the railroads almost ALWAYS
gave largely discriminating rates in favor of oil
in tank cars. and that the Standard Oil Gonna
ny is practically the only institution whose plant
enables it avail itself. TO great extent. of
the lower rates. The railroads have presented
q number OF apparently stro1g reasons for Vvsa
ing lower rates tank cars such convent
ence in handling. lesser risks, diminished
quirements in terminal facilities and greater
chance of getting back loads It was averred on
the part of every railroad that the tank rates
open to oil Corners: that no rebates paid
the Standard Oil Company. and that
special privileges are accorded to any institution
or individual against any other
The Standard Oil witnesses declared that they
neither asked nor would accept any rebates,
lower rates discriminating privileges. All
ties timony of this kind. however. limited to
the period since April 5, last. the date when the
interstate law went into effect, and only in some
upim porrant particulars, and for purposes of
theoretical comparison, was the testimony per-
mitted to go back of that point. Further pro-
ceedings postponed till Jan. is, when argu-
ments will be heard
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RATES ON DRESSED MEATS
The Intractable Grand Trunk Makes
Still Lower Figures to the Seab0ard,
Meet the New Rate-Close of the Stand
ard Oil Freight Inquiry-Local Notes.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2S.-The Chicago Sc Grand
Trunk opened the week to-day with
another reduction in the dressed meat
rates, bringing them down to 34l cents
hundred pounds from Chicago TO
Boston and New England points. The COM
peting roads met, but the Pennsylvania line
refused to reduce its rate below 425 cents, where
they stopped on Friday last. The B. 6 o. also
virtually dropped out by Withholding its vote.
The Vanderbilt lines and the Chicago & At
lantic met the reduction of the Chicago &
Grand Trunk. with the exception of Pittsburg,
it being agreed that rates TO that point should
be held up to 23a cents. which is the basis
of 42k cents to New York There is i'm
preston among the majority OF railway officials
here that the fercest of the fight is over and
that rates will not 60 much lower.
An attempt was made to-day to induce the
Chicago & Grand Trunk to agree not to put in
lower rates On export business via Montreal to
Boston, providing the Central Traffic roads
would allow 1t TO make difference in its favor
of cents provisions and cents on flour via
Portland, Me. The Chicago 81 Grand Trunk
woud not assent to this. but stated that it
would give association lines ten days notice OF
any change in Boston rates. This was not sat
lsfactory. and the association roads referred the
matter to the Eastern trunk lines for Settle
ment
NEW YORK. Nov % There is yet settle
ment Of the fight between the trunk-line pool
and the Grand Trunk over the rates on dressed
meats and live stock. Commissioner Fink to-
day announced another reduction in rates
meet the Grand Trunks last cut. This sched-
nile is as follows. the rates being reckoned on
the hundred weight from Chicago TO New York.
Dressed beef, dressed sheep and articles loaded
in refrigerator with dressed beef. "a cents;
dressed hogs in refrigerator cars. 343 cents;
dressed hogs in common cars, 31s cents; live
cattle, 49, cents: live sheep q cents. The new
schedule
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TRADE REVIEW.
Everything Depends on the Crops
Estimates of Damage to Grain
Vary Widely.

Everything Depends on the Crops
Estimates of Damage to Grain
Vary Widely.
New YORK, Aug. OR. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly trade review has the follow
ing points: Everything now turns on
crop prospects. Considerable injury is
no longer disputed; indeed, its effects
are already felt Ill diminishing demand
from regions most affected by the
drought for some manufactured prod
ucts. But estimates of the extent of
the harm done differ widely. Chicago
and Detroit adyices indicate that rains
were too late to save considerable por-
ton of the corn crop, but after declining
ID cents on the growing impression that
the injury would not prove SO extensive
as to balance the increase in acreage, the
price rose as much on reports of in
jured by frost on Thursday. The latest
government reports point to probable
yield slightly less than last year. Wheat
rose &c on Wednesday but lost the adj
vance. Injury to this crop does not APP
pear important, and official figures point
to yield exceeding 100000, 600 bushels,
which, with stocks carried over, would
meet all probable requirements. The
business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past seven days
number, for the United States 1875, and
for Canada 26.
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THE railroad commissioners of Illinois
are making an investigation of the Chats
worth disaster which promises to be
one. 1t is to be hoped that it
will result in placing the responsibility
trife higher than upon the shoulders of
a $40 a month section boss. II was
brought out in the testimony yesterday
that the engineer in charge of the front
locomotive was man of little expert
ence. He testified that he saw the fire
when about 300 feet distant from the
bridge. He shut off steam but gave no
signal to McClintock, the engineer of the
second engine, who had charge of the
air brakes controlling the train. He
sank back in the cab almost paralyzed.
The next thing that he did was to turn
on the steam. This had the effect, as
as the cars were all punched up together,
of breaking the coupling between his
engine and that of McCllntock's and he
passed over the burning bridge safely.
Whv the company should have given
Sutherland the front engine, he having
no experience with passenger trains,
over an old and experienced engineer
like McClIntock, is mystery. That
McClintock had no confidence in him
was developed by the examination of
the dead engineers widow. The sub
stance of her evidence was that McClin-
took did not like to 90 out on the trip,
not that he had any objection to double
headers or to the makeup OF the train,
but owing to lack of confidence In En-
gineer Sutherland. Mrs. McClintock
thought that if he had been on the front
engine the accident would never have
occurred. He had been q years on the
road, was very careful, and had Won
derful pair of eyes.